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Technological Universities Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." It is an enormous honour to bring the Technological Universities Bill 2015 before the House. This Bill will allow us to expand university-level opportunities to students across Ireland. Those institutions will be linked to industry and will have an enormous impact on our capacity to create and retain jobs in regions such as the south...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will try to do something in January as well.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are Deputies too.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: They pay a bit.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Deputy against jobs?

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have increased tax over the past five years.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I know the Deputy is and so am I.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank everybody who contributed to the debate and, in particular, for a broadly supportive response from the various shades of the Opposition. We are all committed to the notion that there should be an opportunity to develop technological universities and it should be supported. Deputies Boyd Barrett and Murphy suggested this is all about cuts. I reassure them it is about opportunity and...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teachers' Common Basic Scale and allowances available to newly employed teachers from 2010 onwards are set out in the attached table and include the pay restoration measures due to take effect from 1 January 2016, which were agreed as part of the Lansdowne Road Agreement and enacted under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (FEMPI 2015). Not all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Fees (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department received €1,959.16 in fees from Freedom of Information requests in 2014 and €480 in fees to date in 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The scope of works to which the Deputy refers is appropriate for consideration under the Summer Works Scheme and the school in question has applied for these works under the Summer Works Scheme 2016/2017. It is my intention to published a list of successful applicants at the end of February/early March 2016. With the exception of the 2012/13 school year, this school, as with all primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 2 Special Advisers, 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal Secretary and 2 Civilian Drivers have been engaged at my Department to assist me in carrying out my official functions. In relation to the Minister of State at my Department 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that this particular case is in respect of independent living. The decision on eligibility for new student grant applications is a matter for the centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). When considering whether a student meets the conditions to be assessed independently of his or her parents, grant awarding authorities are obliged to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process RIA (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has published 9 bills since 9 March 2011. Six of those bills included a regulatory impact assessment (RIA). The titles of those bills are as follows: 1. Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 – A RIA was published with the Bill and is available on my Department's Website; 2. Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 – A RIA was completed in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is working with Cork County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites, towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which he refers. A site acquisition process is underway at present. When the site acquisition has been completed, the project will be progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is working with Cork County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites, towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which he refers. A site acquisition process is underway at present. When the site acquisition has been completed, the project will be progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for the provision of a sports hall for the school in question. Due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for...